Tensions grow as community weighs options on updating STR regulations By Leigh Hornbeck, Times Union Lake Placid has long been a happy place for the Gajda-Perdon family. Their trips started in the 1970s when there were just two of them, Jo-Ann … [Read more...] about In Lake Placid, short-term rental owners feel ‘vilified’
90 miles in a canoe, a lifetime in boats
A first-time racer shares her thoughts on the three-day Adirondack Canoe Classic By Leigh Hornbeck The waves are the biggest I’ve ever seen in unsalted water. Each one lifts my canoe and drops it in the next trough with a slap. The shore is a … [Read more...] about 90 miles in a canoe, a lifetime in boats
Before “forever wild”
1800s photo collection shows frontier lives and clear-cut forests By Leigh Hornbeck A collection of photographs made between 1885 and 1887 and recently made available to the public through the digital archive at Union College capture a … [Read more...] about Before “forever wild”
For love of wild country
After two decades of advocating for the park, Diane Fish prepares to retire By Leigh Hornbeck Love brought Diane Fish to the Adirondacks.Although she was raised nearby in Bennington, Vermont, and Williamstown, Massachusetts, she didn’t know … [Read more...] about For love of wild country
Portrait of a community
North Creek’s decade-long art project reflects shared vision By Leigh Hornbeck State Route 28 will take you to North Creek and, if you’re not careful, right by it. When driving northwest from the Northway, slow down after the Ski Bowl and look … [Read more...] about Portrait of a community
Grandkids on the Trail
Second edition hiking volume reaches new generations, routes By Leigh Hornbeck Rose Rivezzi and David Trithart were the parents of two young boys when they wrote the first edition of their “Kids on the Trail!” guidebook for hiking with … [Read more...] about Grandkids on the Trail